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There’s Black History, and then there’s #TrumpBlackHistory

As Black History Month approached, President Trump had one of two choices: 1) Say the right things, make the right moves, seem like he cares. 2) Make bizarre statements and omissions, let social media turn the whole fiasco into a meme.

Of course, he chose the latter.

“Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice,” Trump said during a White House press event, making many wonder if he even really knows who civil rights icon Frederick Douglas (who’s been dead for over a century) is.

“I think there’s contribution. I think he wants to highlight the contributions that he has made, and I think through a lot of the actions and statements that he’s going to make, I think the contributions of Frederick Douglass will become more and more.”

Spicer apparently doesn’t know who Douglas is either.

As with most Trump outrages, this one will likely vanish into the ether. But not before the hashtag #TrumpBlackHistory started trending.